Bowieite

Bowieite is a rhodium-iridium-platinum sulfide mineral (Rh,Ir,Pt)2S3, found in platinum-alloy nuggets from Goodnews Bay, Alaska.[1][2][3] It was named (by the IMA in 1984) after the British scientist Stanley Bowie (1917–2008), in recognition of his work on identification of opaque minerals.[4]

The mineral crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Pbcn).[5]

References
  1. Handbook of Mineralogy - Bowieite
  2. Webmineral.com - Bowieite
  3. Mindat.org - Bowieite
  4. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4915907.ece The Times, 10 Oct 2008, p81
  5. Parthé, E.; Hohnke, E.; Hulliger, F. (1 November 1967). "A new structure type with octahedron pairs for Rh 2 S 3 , Rh 2 Se 3 and Ir 2 S 3". Acta Crystallographica. 23 (5): 832–840. doi:10.1107/S0365110X67003767.


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